Bellevue Nurse, Liposuction Doctor Licenses Suspended by the Department of Health

The Washington Department of Health suspended the licenses of the following Bellevue medical practitioners, according to recent news releases:

Sono Bello doctor loses license for 30 days, put on probation, after patient death

In September 2011, the Medical Quality Assurance Commission suspended the license of physician Marco A. Sobrino for 30 days followed by a three-year probation. He was fined $5,000 and will be subject to unannounced semi-annual visits by a representative of the commission. He is a cosmetic surgeon with Sono Bello who treated a patient who died of complications from anesthesia following a liposuction procedure in May 2009. By September 2012, he must successfully complete and document continuing medical education in patient care, including local anesthetic toxicity, complications of office-based surgery, anesthesia, and liposuction, and documentation of patient encounters. Within three months, he must write a protocol for Sono Bello to ensure that patients have a ride and a caregiver for 24 hours after a procedure.

According to the state's documents, Sobrino performed lipsuction on a woman in 2009, who then left in a taxi by herself to a recover in a hotel room, where she died of lidocaine intoxication from the anesthetic used. According to the state, Sobrino did not meet the standard of care by not meeting with the patient until the day of the surgery, inadequately documenting the procedure and not checking in with the patient before she was discharged from the clinic and allowing a non-certified medical assistance to allow the patient to leave without an escort or caregiver.

KING5 TV, which has been following the case for two years, has more details on Sobrino's case.

Bellevue nurse's license suspended indefinitely after mental health issues

The Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission and the Washington State Department of Health have indefinitely suspended the license of Bellevue licensed practical nurse Jenelia Radacina, because she is unable to safely practice due to mental health issues.

Radacina’s license was originally suspended in January 2011. She requested a hearing, which was set for Sept. 23, 2011. However, she did not attend the hearing, prompting the commission to indefinitely suspend her license.

-- Information from the Washington State Department of Health